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Sonoma

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Ecco Coffee's Potrero Hill Cafe Finally To Open ... Some Day

    Almost two years ago Sonoma's Ecco Coffee was seemingly about to explode onto the streets of San Francisco. Chicago coffee giant Intelligentsia had announced an acquisition of the little company started by Andrew Barnett in 2006, and word was that Ecco was looking to open up a roaster and cafe in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Celebrate Spring With Il Cane Rosso's Organic Pop-Up Dinner

    ​ What: Le Dîner Du Printemp (Dinner of Spring) Where: Galette 88 When: Fri., April 6, 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. Cost: $40 for four-course dinner and $25 for wine pairing The rundown: Spring has sprung and Il Cane Rosso chef and co-owner Lauren Kiino is partnering with french creperie Galette 88 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Top 5 Reasons Lady Gaga Should Move to the Bay Area

    Though she was born in New York City, recent news suggests Lady Gaga might be considering a move to the Bay Area. At the end of last month, Gaga was spotted hitting the rounds of fancy restaurants in Sonoma, and (those infallible) British tabloids now claim the 25-year-old pop star is thinking about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Who's Serving Foie Gras? Palio d'Asti, Le Charm, and BayWolf

    ​Counting down the meals before July 1, when California's foie gras ban takes effect. At Palio d'Asti, which weathered its first anti-foie protest on Valentine's Day, chef Daniel Scherotter serves an appetizer of hazelnut-encrusted seared Sonoma foie gras with balsamic glazed cippolini onions an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    Foie Gras Countdown, Week 2: Eat at La Folie, Ana Mandara, and Txoko

    johnnymd314/FlickrSeared foie gras and foie gras soup, a past preparation from La Folie.​Counting down the days before July 1, when California's foie gras ban takes effect. Three more restaurants where you can eat foie gras this week: La Folie offers two foie gras preparations as part of its thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    ZAP: New Location and a New Food and Wine Pairing Event

    ​ We go to a lot of wine tastings: trade, consumer, best-of, pre-auction, single-appellation super-regional. They can be a great way to train the palate, but over time they're tiring to foot and tongue. So, we've resolved to focus only on the ones that have shined over time, the ones where your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    The Foie Gras Ban Countdown Begins

    Calvin W./YelpA foie gras gyoza from Alexander's Steakhouse.​You have five and a half months left to eat foie gras. Back in 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law SF-1520, which banned the sale and production of foie gras. The law was simultaneously hailed and condemned by animal rights gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    San Francisco's Table Scraps Make Healthier Wines

    Allan Henderson via Flickr ... tastes like fine wine ​San Francisco residents may have groaned when the city passed mandatory composting laws in 2009, but now they might be sighing in relaxation as they sip wines grown on soil enriched with their city-mandated table scraps. A record amount of San ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    The Great American Beer Festival: Bay Area Brewers and Chefs Bring the Brew

    In 1982, the inaugural Great American Beer Festival showcased 47 beers from 24 breweries. The lucky 800 attendees had a fair shot at trying every beer in the room. Thirty years later, even the most hardened liver shudders in fear of how the festival has grown. With 466 breweries pouring 2,400 beers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Music Links: Secret Alley Show This Weekend, a Chat with Bob Mould, and More

    via The Owl MagShepard Fairey and Bob Mould in conversation.​ There's a special show at the Secret Alley this weekend featuring local bands Lilac, Melted Toys, Talk Normal, and a special guest. Who is it? A good local band that's getting attention from around the world. [The Bay Bridged] Anot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Comprehensive Guide to CSAs in San Francisco: Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Etc.

    A CSA meat package from Marin Sun Farms​Many people tend to think of CSAs only for fruits and vegetables, but in the Bay Area we're also blessed with a variety of meatier options. We've done the work of finding the farmers; now all you have to do is place your order and start up the grill. In ... More >>

  • Music

    August 31, 2011

    Bouncer Goes Apiary at the Fairmont

    A CSA meat package from Marin Sun Farms​Many people tend to think of CSAs only for fruits and vegetables, but in the Bay Area we're also blessed with a variety of meatier options. We've done the work of finding the farmers; now all you have to do is place your order and start up the grill. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Twenty-Five Lusk Serves 6-Course Champagne/Strawberry Menu

    Seared diver scallop with foie gras torchon and grilled strawberries​SFoodie is willing to put ourselves on the line for you. So when we heard Twenty-Five Lusk is offering a 6-course Champagne and strawberry themed menu for $90 -- $60 food, $30 wine pairings -- through Blackboard Eats, we ran ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 22, 2011

    Summer Guide: Bay Area Summer Food Festivals

    Seared diver scallop with foie gras torchon and grilled strawberries​SFoodie is willing to put ourselves on the line for you. So when we heard Twenty-Five Lusk is offering a 6-course Champagne and strawberry themed menu for $90 -- $60 food, $30 wine pairings -- through Blackboard Eats, we ran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Sonoma Report: Russian River's Belgian Flight, Iron Horse's Food Truck Fridays

    Jonathan KauffmanRussian River Brewing's Belgian-style beer sampler, $8.​ A few of my vacation days last week were spent rambling around Sonoma, passing from the beer world to the wine world and back again. The difference between the two connoisseur cultures always cracks me up: the Springsteen-pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Outside Lands Announces Local Food and Wine Lineup w/ Flour Water, Ritual Coffee, More

    Christopher VictorioBecause this will make you hungry.​ Outside Lands has always made an effort to bring in highlights of the local food and wine scene to festival goers. Every year the offerings get a little bigger, and this year's festival is no different. For its return to a three-day forma ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: Brewers Join Forces -- Beer Ensues

    Christopher VictorioBecause this will make you hungry.​ Outside Lands has always made an effort to bring in highlights of the local food and wine scene to festival goers. Every year the offerings get a little bigger, and this year's festival is no different. For its return to a three-day forma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Ex-Gather Sous Chef Rolls Out Boffo Cart

    Tamara Palmer​We spotted Boffo Cart at the weekly farmers' market at Emeryville's City Hall (Thu., noon-7 p.m.). The tent, named after a 1940s superlative, was selling salads, piadini, panini, and calzones. We ordered the latter ($6) and received something the size of a kid's softball mitt stu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Alleged Edwin Ramos Murders Haunt Sonoma Pro-Sanctuary City Candidate

    Edwin Ramos, the man who killed sanctuary cities​ The 2008 slaying of an Excelsior District man and his two sons in San Francisco, allegedly by an illegal immigrant, roiled ill will towards the city's sanctuary city status. But now the murders are being held against a candidate for the Board of Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Where Do San Francisco's Firefighters Live?

    ​Coeur D'alene? Really?Not long ago, SF Weekly played with a data application the Bay Citizen created regarding where the city's employees live. It turns out, a number of city workers -- including more than a few firefighters -- live in far-off realms such as Placer County, Los Angeles, or even Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Wayfare Tavern's Hangtown Fry

    John BirdsallHangtown Fry ($18). Yeah, we totally got it to go ― you try getting a seat here at lunch.​Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Maybe it's because Tyler Florence is so accustomed to playing to a national audience on Food Network that six-week-old Wayfare Tavern feels so regionally nonspec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Neldam's Bakery Closes, Radish Gets a Name

    ​​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Well, SFoodie wishes we had some heartwarming tale to tell you, since it's been a slow day for restaurant news.Paolo L. of Grub Street learned that Neldam's Danish Bakery in Oakland has closed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Last Night: Gappy Ranks at Paradise Lounge's Cooyah!

    Gappy Ranks​Gappy RanksJuly 14, 2010 Cooyah at Paradise Lounge Better than: A gap year in Thailand after college With camera flashes blasting, and a 150 or so amped reggae fans thrusting hands in the air, British reggae artist Gappy Ranks (the stage name of Jacob Lee Williams) got his first tast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Spire Opens for Lunch, Transylvanian Goulash Is Spotted at Lokal

    ​The last 24 hours in rumor, innuendo, and straight-out facts about restaurant openings and closings in San Francisco.Tamara P., guest blogging at Eater, announced that Wednesday was opening day for Spire (685 Third St., 947-0000, www.spiresf.com). To celebrate, Grub Street posted the lunch menu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Starchefs.com Names Its 2010 Rising Stars

    SPQR's Matthew Accarrino is on the rise.​Starchefs.com just named the 14 winners of its 2010 "Rising Stars" Awards for the San Francisco Bay Area. The touring awards, which recognize chefs, bartenders (unfortunately titled "mixologists"), and restaurateurs under the age of 40, is always an interes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Pair of Decorated Police Horses Head Out To Pasture -- Equine Who Killed Man at 49ers Game Still Working, Incidentally

    Starting tomorrow, it'll be all carrots and no sticks for Kenny and Chip. The pair of longtime San Francisco police horses will be retired in a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Golden Gate Park stables, curtailing a combined 22 years of police work for the pair of horses -- in which, unlike their hum ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    Eat This Book

    Starting tomorrow, it'll be all carrots and no sticks for Kenny and Chip. The pair of longtime San Francisco police horses will be retired in a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Golden Gate Park stables, curtailing a combined 22 years of police work for the pair of horses -- in which, unlike their hum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    State Unemployment Numbers Are In: S.F. Situation Upgraded From 'Shitty' to 'Crappy'

    James Duncan DavidsonA sign of the times...The State Employment Development Department today released its monthly accounting of where the state's employment handbasket is in its journey toward hell. And it's a good news-bad news situation akin to: "We've got fresh vegetables -- but we're serving the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Drink of The Week: Nana Mae's Baba-Chai

    Nana Mae's Organics of Sonoma has created a most unusual take on chai that has no tea whatsoever, only the spice blend associated with the traditional beverage. In place of the tea is a blend of apple and pear juice with honey and apple cider vinegar. Drinking vinegary beverages is often either a cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2008

    Download Festival, Coldplay, Zine Fest and Tour de Fat: Your Monday Morning Hangover

    Nana Mae's Organics of Sonoma has created a most unusual take on chai that has no tea whatsoever, only the spice blend associated with the traditional beverage. In place of the tea is a blend of apple and pear juice with honey and apple cider vinegar. Drinking vinegary beverages is often either a cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Photos: Week on the Street (Part 2)

    Nana Mae's Organics of Sonoma has created a most unusual take on chai that has no tea whatsoever, only the spice blend associated with the traditional beverage. In place of the tea is a blend of apple and pear juice with honey and apple cider vinegar. Drinking vinegary beverages is often either a cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Hang On to Your Nuts: Spay/Neuter Pit Bulls For Free

    Nana Mae's Organics of Sonoma has created a most unusual take on chai that has no tea whatsoever, only the spice blend associated with the traditional beverage. In place of the tea is a blend of apple and pear juice with honey and apple cider vinegar. Drinking vinegary beverages is often either a cu ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 12, 2007

    Sens and Sensibility

    Exotic Southern Mediterranean fare with a point of view and a sea view

  • Holiday

    November 23, 2005

    Holiday Gift Guide

    Exotic Southern Mediterranean fare with a point of view and a sea view

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Cheap French

    Exotic Southern Mediterranean fare with a point of view and a sea view

  • Holiday

    November 24, 2004

    Holiday Gift Guide

    Exotic Southern Mediterranean fare with a point of view and a sea view

  • News

    October 20, 2004

    Horse Pay

    An enterprising volunteer gives Sonoma State University a unique solution to its athletics-funding problem: a stable of thoroughbreds

  • News

    November 27, 2002

    Calling All Yahoos

    Worried about what John Poindexter's up to as federal information czar? Call his home number and ask.

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Cultural Events

    Worried about what John Poindexter's up to as federal information czar? Call his home number and ask.

  • Dining

    April 10, 2002

    The Comforts of Home

    Home

  • News

    April 10, 2002

    What the Hell Is Copia?

    At Robert Mondavi's new $55 million foodie mecca, you'll find seminars on goat cheese and mustard; surrealist movies; a SPAM exhibit; wine tastings; figurines of pooping Catholics -- everything, in fact, but the answer to that question.

  • Dining

    August 29, 2001

    North Beach

    All in la Famiglia

  • Dining

    July 5, 2000

    Style Over Substance

    OakTown Cafe

  • Dining

    April 19, 2000

    Side Dish

    Red Rover, Red Rover; Wine Country Grows in the City; Wick, Wick, Whack; Every Positive Has a Negative

  • Dining

    March 8, 2000

    Intergalactic Planetary

    Red Rover, Red Rover; Wine Country Grows in the City; Wick, Wick, Whack; Every Positive Has a Negative

  • Dining

    November 10, 1999

    Now Playing

    Red Rover, Red Rover; Wine Country Grows in the City; Wick, Wick, Whack; Every Positive Has a Negative

  • Dining

    October 6, 1999

    Side Dish

    Cool Light Show, A Votre Sante, Late Harvest in the Valley, Butt Ugly Open and Shut, Go for the Gold, and Ciao

  • News

    May 28, 1997

    The Pain of It All

    Bay Area bread-makers challenge the French for world baking supremacy

  • Dining

    January 8, 1997

    Dish

    Bay Area bread-makers challenge the French for world baking supremacy

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    Fire Trek

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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